Drivers of 'voluntary' recruitment and challenges for families with adolescents engaged with armed groups: Qualitative insights from Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

• Main Authors: Alexandra H Blackwell (Author), Yvonne Agengo (Author), Daniel Ozoukou (Author), Julia Ulrike Wendt (Author), Alice Nigane (Author), Paradis Goana (Author), Bertin Kanani (Author), Kathryn Falb (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Globally, armed conflicts have increased threefold since 2010. The number of children voluntarily engaging with armed groups is also rising, despite increasing efforts to prevent this grave human rights violation. However, traditional approaches focusing on the prevention, release, and reintegration...